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Laptop
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 8:17 pm
by Doombrain
I'm going to buy a Lenovo Yoga 910 i7 7gen.
Is there any other 2in1 i should be looking at (apart from the HP), any other laptop for the £1300 price range? I'm not fussed about playing games, i need something thin and light for working & adobe.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:56 pm
by Doombrain
found this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N21B5TT/ ... nkCode=df0
i7 7th gen, 12 gig DDR4, good size hybrid drive and GTX all for £1300.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 4:33 am
by shaft
nice specs
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:13 am
by Doombrain
It's not bad for a thin laptop is it
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:44 pm
by Doombrain
Reading reviews the screen is not very good, so i'm now looking at this. Buying windows laptops is hard.
https://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-yoga-7 ... m/p3259428
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:19 pm
by shaft
nice.
Check out Dell XPS lineup also.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:39 pm
by Doombrain
Am doing. I'm trying to find a 1050, 7i 7, 8gig+ 2-1 with 4k...
Re: Laptop
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:37 pm
by Doombrain
Re: Laptop
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:08 pm
by Bacon
If battery life is a consideration for you, I wouldn't get one with a dedicated GPU.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:14 pm
by shaft
why? the OS doesn't even use the dedicated gpu unless a specific program needs it.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:02 pm
by Doombrain
I want to run some games for when i'm away, or working in my home office (when i should be working). I'm now leaning back to the Asus.
https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-zenbook- ... n/p3169947
or
https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook ... c/p3264976
Basically 4k with GF9 or 1080 GTX1050
Re: Laptop
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:19 pm
by vesp
I can thoroughly recommend the MSI - if you're after a gaming laptop it does the business. I got mine for the 17" screen (home office/gaming) BUT it is quite heavy if you're regularly transporting, and most regular laptop baggies might not enjoy the size! I managed to get a nice sturdy case logic backpack, it does the job but isn't stylish
Re: Laptop
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:47 am
by Doombrain
What's the GF9x like with gaming? Not bothered about ultra settings, but would like a 4K screen.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:42 am
by Doombrain
I'm going with this. At least i can hook a 4k screen up if needed.
https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook ... c/p3264976
free second year warranty.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:59 pm
by shaft
Re: Laptop
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:19 pm
by Doombrain
just got a £1k TAX rebate
Laptop paid for.
Re: Laptop
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:44 pm
by Bacon
shaft wrote:why? the OS doesn't even use the dedicated gpu unless a specific program needs it.
Correct, but unless you completely disable it in the BIOS, it is still drawing power. I have two Thinkpad T420, one with Nvidia GPU and one without. Idle battery on the Non-dedicated GPU is ~19 hours, while its only around 13 on the Nvidia (enabled in BIOS, set to use dedicated only when needed in control panel, like you described). Mabye newer laptops it's different, but that's my experience. (I used the same battery for testing both)